Sorry guys! I had a LOT of school and sports and band practice and blah blah blah. I just finished school, and I realized that I haven't updated my story in a long time. Thank you to Silencedfox86 for reminding me that I actually have a story to write. Now, please enjoy this installment of Black Hole Sun!

Chapter 2: Meeting Up

Two enormous dustclouds suddenly peeked over the horizon at breakneck speeds. At the head of each cloud, a blue speckle and a yellow-orange dot could be seen.

"Hey Tails! Havin trouble keeping up?"

"No way! This is a breeze! Maybe you're losing your gift!"

"Oh yeah? Well maybe it's time I stepped things up a notch!" The hedgehog's legs took up a new shape, deviating from the regular circular motion that he had perfected over the years. They now started to form a sideways 8 shape, resembling an infinite symbol. (This run should be familiar to all you Sonic fans!)

"Get ready to eat my dust!"

He took on a new level of speed, easily outrunning Tails, even though he was flying. The young fox merely smirked.

"Okay, you got me beat. You already know that I'm not as fast as you so you might as well save your energy." Tails began to tinker with something on the side of his shoe, unbeknownst to Sonic.

"Alright, alright. Sorry if I offended you." Sonic said in a sarcastic tone, with his signature smirk pasted onto his face. His legs took up their regular circular motion, and he slowed down considerably.

"It's alright. Especially considering me doing this!" The twin-tailed fox pushed a small button on his shoe, and he burst forward, pushed by some invisible force.

"Whoa!" The hedgehog was caught completely off guard, and he started to fall behind.

"Haha! Beat that Sonic! Anti-gravitational shoes can give you a nice push in a race, and this is only on low!" The young kit turned another knob on his shoe, and he burst forward yet again, moving as fast as Sonic in his figure-8 run.

"Oh, going for cheap shots huh? Alright, then try this!" Sonic slowed to a stop, causing Tails to obtain a quizzical look on his face.

"What was that about? He'll never catch up to me now, so why would he do something that stupid? Unless..."

Then, out of nowhere, a voice echoed through the plains.

"CHAOS...CONTROL!"

"Oh God, you gotta be kiddin' me!"

A green flash appeared out of nowhere in front of Tails, in which a blue silhouette could be seen.

"Ha! Now try beatin' THAT bro!" And with that, Sonic was off in his figure-8 run, showing no signs of stopping.

"Only have one more shot at this. Better make it count!" Tails exclaimed as he reached down to turn one more knob on his anti-gravitational shoes. Suddenly, the bottom of his shoes glowed a bright blue, and he sped off towards Sonic. His flight path, however, was very shaky.

He zoomed past Sonic with a triumphant look on his face, when suddenly one of his shoes seemed to die down. Because of this, Tails' flight pattern turned awry, and he started to fly uncontrollably. Sonic was horrified by this sight, and pushed forward to help his brother.

"Help Sonic! I can't control it!"

All of a sudden, Tails shot up like a rocket, and passed out mid-flight due to the small amount of oxygen high in the atmosphere. It was at this time that his other shoe died down, and he was sent freefalling towards the planet's surface with no way to save himself.

"Ah shit! What can I do?!" Sonic thought to himself as he watched Tails plummet to his doom. He couldn't simply catch Tails while falling at terminal velocity, and he didn't have enough chaos energy for another long-range Chaos Control. Frantically, he looked around for anything that might help him in this situation. Out of the corner of his eye, Sonic spotted a mountain range not far from his location.

"That's it!"

Sonic ran as fast as he could the top of the second mountain in, and lined himself up with Tails' vertical drop.

"Let's hope this works..."

The blue hedgehog started to spin in place at hundreds, maybe thousands of revolutions per second. After charging up for a bit, he sped down the mountain and shot up another, propelling himself high into the air, heading straight for Tails.

"C'mon, work!" Sonic thought to himself as he sped through the air. He opened up, and just barely caught one of Tails' tails. The frantic hedgehog pulled the unconscious fox towards him to get a better grip on him. He waited until they reached the ground, and stuck his legs out for the landing.

"This is gonna hurt..."

Sonic impacted the ground legs first with Tails in his arms. As soon as the hedgehog made contact with the ground, he felt a searing pain shoot through both of his legs, causing him to collapse to the ground with Tails in tow.

Surprisingly, neither of his legs were broken, and Tails was totally fine despite his lack of consciousness. Although, just because his legs weren't broken didn't mean that they didn't hurt like hell. He was not even able to stand up. If he was by himself he would have been able to take that fall easily. But with Tails' extra weight, the impact became too much.

"I sure hope he'll be ok. Wouldn't want by bro to be stuck in a coma..."

As if on cue, the young fox began to stir. His eyes fluttered open, which revealed a pained Sonic on the floor.

"Hey Sonic! Are you ok?", Tails asked, wracked with guilt. He felt as if it was all his fault, like he had caused the hedgehog pain. If only he hadn't turned that final knob...

"It's alright, I'll liv-AHH!"

Immediately after the cobalt hedgehog's attempt to stand, he collapsed straight back down due to the unbearable stinging pain in his legs. Another attempt yielded the same results, and Sonic accepted that he would not be able to walk for the time being. From his place on the ground he saw his adoptive brother, who was probably having a conflict with himself.

After a minute, the twin-tailed fox broke the silence.

"Damn it! This is all my fault! If I didn't turn that knob, none of this would have happened!"

Sonic hated to see Tails beating himself up like this. He never liked to see his brother in any kind of pain.

"Hey buddy, it's alright. Things like this happen! You of all people should know that I've been through worse injuries than this."

"But if it wasn't for me, you wouldn't be injured at all! If I didn't play dirty then you would be able to walk with me right now! It's all my fault!" The young kit was now on the verge of tears.

"But Tails, I was the one that cheated first. The figure-8 run was way too much for you to handle without any of your inventions. So don't beat yourself up. It's my fault.", Sonic replied with a conscience-smitten tone.

"No it's not Sonic! I'm not gonna let you turn the blame towards yourself! It was my fault and we both know it!"

The blue hedgehog shifted in place so he could properly look his brother in the eyes. He said in a stern, yet compassionate way:

"Tails, I don't like seeing you like this. I don't really care whether it's your fault or my fault or the air's fault. I just care that you're ok. Now, we can either sit here, arguing about whose to blame, or we could fly home and have some lunch. Your choice."

Tails stood frozen for a few seconds. He always knew that Sonic cared more for the young fox than himself, but for some strange reason, this instance hit him with more force than any other. He wiped the premature tears from his eyes and nodded in agreement.

"Ok then, lets go home Sonic!"

The twin-tailed fox grabbed the hedgehog's hand and began to twirl his namesakes until they disappeared into a circle of motion. They then flew off as brothers to their home.